IMSTA "LET'S TALK PIRACY" SURVEY - 2010

IMSTA "LET'S TALK PIRACY" SURVEY - 2010

Please use this opportunity to communicate with the music software companies' executives.

IMSTA is a nonprofit association which strives to inform music software users about the effects of software piracy on the music software industry. We believe that through education, we can change end-user behavior over time and reduce the demand for pirated software.

IMSTA will not be taking part in lawsuits or any other destructive measures in facing software piracy. Therefore, please be honest with your responses as we will not use them against you at any time. Your responses will be used by IMSTA for analysis purposes and the results will be available to the music software companies.

You do not have to provide your name and e-mail address if you do not wish to do so. However, you must provide this information if you do want to enter the contest. Your name and e-mail address will not be shared with or sold to the music software companies or any other companies or individuals. IMSTA only uses this information to enter you in the contest and to administer the prizes.

You must answer all the questions to qualify for the contest. IMSTA will read all additional comments entered in the text boxes and participants who have provided the most useful comments will have a chance to win great prizes.

* 1.

Have you taken this survey in the past? If yes, please indicate which year.

Yes

No

Which year?

2.

What is your country of residence?

3.

Which age group do you belong to?

17 or under

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

4.

Which of the following music software user types most accurately describe you? (You may choose more than one)

Professional user

Semi-professional user

Hobbyist

Student

Instructor

Other (please specify)

5.

I have purchased software products from the following music software companies:

Antares	Applied Acoustics	ASK Video	Cakewalk
Camel Audio	Celemony	Digidesign	Focusrite
Groove 3	IK Multimedia	Image Line	Internet Co.
Korg	LinPlug	McDSP	Modartt
Native Instruments	Philtre Labs	Propellerhead	PSP Audio
Rob Papen	Sonnox	Steinberg	Tanager Audioworks
Ueberschall	Wave Arts	XT Software

Other (please specify)

6.

Do you use music software for which you do not own a license?

Yes

No

I do not want to answer this question

7.

In your opinion, why do some people use pirated music software? (You may choose more than one)

They cannot afford to buy the authorized version

They do not want to pay for it, even if they could afford it

They want to try before they buy

Other (please specify)

8.

Please choose the statement that you most agree with:

It is completely OK to use pirated music software.

It is OK to occasionally use pirated music software.

It is wrong to use pirated music software.

9.

Using pirated music software is the same as using stolen physical products such as a microphone.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

10.

It is OK to steal a microphone if you cannot afford to buy it.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

11.

It is OK to use pirated music software if you cannot afford to buy it.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

12.

It is OK to use pirated music software only if you buy the same product after you try it.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

13.

It is OK to share legitimately purchased and installed music software with friends and colleagues.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

14.

It is OK to copy music CDs and share them with friends, or make the mp3 files available on the internet for everyone to share.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

15.

If a person cannot afford to buy the desired music software, he/she should: (You may choose more than one)

Find the cracked version of the software and use it

Borrow it from a friend who has legitimately bought it and has already installed it on his/her computer

Buy a more affordable product

Wait until he/she could afford it, and then buy it

Use a cracked version, until he/she could afford to buy the authorized version

Use Freeware

Other (please specify)

16.

Which copy protection methods do you prefer?

CD/DVD ROM

Challenge / Response

Hardware Dongle

Serial Number

Virtual Dongle

Other (please specify)

17.

How do the cracked versions of music software compare to the authorized versions?

There is no difference

There is very little difference

I do not know

Cracked versions are better

Cracked versions are of inferior quality because of bugs and/or viruses

Other (please specify)

18.

After the release of a music software program, how long does it take for a cracked version to become available?

Very quick

Fairly quick

I do not know

Fairly slow

Very slow

19.

What percentage of each of the following music software user types do you think use pirated music software?

Professional users

Semi-professional users

Hobbyists

Students

Instructors

20.

What do you believe are the impacts of software piracy on the music software companies?

It has no impact

It has very little impact

They feel the impact but will survive

It could force them to layoff employees

It could force them to go out of business altogether

Other (please specify)

21.

Which one of the following statements do you agree with?

I like IMSTA's educational approach in facing software piracy.

I don't think education will work and believe taking legal action is the way to face pirates.

I think a combination of the two approaches works best.

I believe neither approach will work.

22.

I first heard about IMSTA: (Please enter the name of the trade show, web site, magazine, software package, school, or other)

At a trade show

In a magazine

On a web site

On software packaging

At my school

Other

23.

Please use this space to add your arguments for, or against software piracy. You may also add your general comments and suggestions here.

Your notes

24.

IMPORTANT

To enter the contest you must provide the following information.

However, you do not have to provide this information if you do not wish to enter the contest.

Thank you for your participation.

Your first name

Your e-mail address

25.

The contest will have 10 lucky winners and each winner will pick one product from the following prize list.

In the event that the same product is picked by more than one person, the first place winner will have the first choice, second place winner will have the second choice, and so on.

In the spaces below and in the order of your preference, please indicate the NAMES of the products you would like to receive as your prize if you are one of the winners.

Antares "Auto-Tune EFX" OR "Harmony EFX"
ASK Video (Any 3 DVD titles of your choice)
Cakewalk "Sonar"
Celemony "Melodyne editor"
IK Multimedia "AmpliTube Fender"
Korg "Legacy Analog Edition"
LinPlug "RMV Drum Solution"
Modartt "Pianoteq"
Native Instruments "Komplete 6"
Philtre Labs "Bollywood Elements"
Propellerhead "Reason" OR "Record"
Rob Papen "Predator"
Sonnox "Elite Bundle"
Steinberg "Cubase"
Tanager Audio "SongFrame"
Ueberschall "Score FX"
Wave Arts "Power Suite 5"
XT Software "Energy XT"

First Choice

Second Choice

Third Choice